Complimentary Champagne - our gift to every guest.

Because Monmouth is a place where celebration never ends, we are now offering a complimentary split of champagne with every guest stay.

Simply let the front desk know that you would enjoy champagne, and we will send an iced bottle to your room - at no charge.

Monmouth joins Facebook/Twitter

In attempt to stay in touch with our former guests and to meet new friends who have not had a chance to experience Monmouth Plantation, we have launched a couple social networking sites. Please look for us and say hi on Facebook and Twitter!

On Facebook search for “Monmouth Plantation” under name or monmouthp@gmail.com under email address.

On twitter our username is “MonmouthP”

We’ll see you out there!

Monmouth's Guestbook

Our guest book registry is readily available for names, addresses and comments and it is always a treat to read the impressions guests give of their Monmouth experience- and with just a few words!

Here is a sampling to entice you to pick up the phone and call for a Southern get-away with us.
"We love this place"
"Great hospitality"
"40 year anniversary"
"What more can you ask for?"
"Finally, a family portrait in a beautiful setting"
" Zippity Doo Dah!"
"Great place for a Board Retreat"
"It was so lovely. God bless you all"
"Magical evening"
"This is the most beautiful place"
"A super Southern treat"
"Awesome"
"Honeymoon- Superb!"
"Perfectly decadent!"
"We were spoiled the whole time!"
"To die for!"
"I'll never eat again- Divine cuisine"
And the comments continue. Oft times the messages from our guests are the best and we want you to experience Monmouth as soon as possible. We look forward to your comments!
-Peggy Sue

A letter from a guest~

Monmouth Plantation and the proprietors, Ron and Lani Riches receive letters and complements often for their work in restoring the plantation from the ruins that it was in when purchased in 1978. Here is on such letter that we wanted to share with you.
-Peggy Sue

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Riches,

Years ago when I was around fourteen years old I wrote you in an email telling of my love of historic homes and especially of Natchez. I am from Quitman, Mississippi and I always thought it interesting the relation between the original owner of your home (Mr. John Quitman) and the namesake of my hometown. I wrote to you of my dreams of perhaps one day owning a historic home of my own and my love of history. I remember how appreciative I was because you sent me a letter back thanking me for my sincere email with a complimentary copy of 'Monmouth Plantation: A Dream In Time'. I was grateful for the kindness you showed me all those years ago and I have tried to keep up with news concerning your bed and breakfast since that time. I think your web site is really nice and I am so glad to know that you still own the mansion. I know it gives you a great sense of accompli shment to be able to call such a wonderful place home.

I am now twenty-five and married to a wonderful woman who shares my appreciation of history and antebellum homes. I took her to Natchez before for a getaway but unfortunately stayed in a motel for cost reasons but we still had a great time. I remember pulling into the drive of Monmouth and sitting there for a few minutes taking in the serenity of the grounds - how beautiful! My wife and I find ourselves talking about the mansion from time to time and how much we would love to return to Natchez and stay there for a night - hopefully someday we can. To us there is simply no other place like Natchez in the South and certainly no other home that captures the 'dream' quite like Monmouth.

We now own a little home of our own close to Meridian, MS and hope to someday purchase a small historic house and restore it - that is our ultimate goal! Our new house is great but there is just something about an 'old' house that you can't get with new construction (obviously). Well, I could go on and on about my love for history but that would take way too much time. Just wanted to drop a note and say good luck in the future with Monmouth and hopefully someday I can meet you both! I am glad to see that people that listened to a kid all those years ago are still being blessed. Best Wishes!

Sincerely,
Matthew G.

Resurrection Plant in the Trees of Monmouth

Recently a guest and his wife spotted an unusual plant here in the Monmouth Gardens. This plant is especially significant during our Easter season as it is called a Resurrection Plant (Selaginella lepidophylla).
Our guest who is a botanist pointed out the plant growing high on the branches of our ancient oak trees and explained that the plant without water looks brown and dying and then quickly revives (within hours) to a bright healthy green- after a rain or after the morning dew has covered the branches!
Visiting Monmouth is always a beautiful experience and discoveries by our guests are treasured information for us.

-Peggy Voss

Our Guests Say the Nicest Things...

My family and I enjoyed our stay very much and were happy to see such a pleasant and helpful staff. Everyone went above and beyond to make our stay wonderful and much to my relief, this has extended beyond our stay at Monmouth.
Many many thanks,
Sara
(guest from December 2007)

Our guests love Monmouth and Staff!

Roy and Donna Johnston were guests at Monmouth during our beautiful Christmas season. Donna sent a note to us saying "Thanks for helping us have a memorable visit. It was too brief and we hope we can come again.” Donna writes "I was thrilled with our photos. Please enjoy.... and feel free to use if you'd like. We used the one of the two of us in the room on our Christmas card and told everyone about Monmouth!" Word of Monmouth is shared by our guests in the nicest of ways.
Our wonderful Hal -porter and most knowledgeable, helpful ambassador for Natchez- is shown in this photo from the Johnston's collection while at Monmouth. Hal stands out as one of our most unique and loved employees and you can see by the photo that he loves his work!
-Peggy Voss

Butterflies and pansies abound in Monmouth's December gardens! Our guests, Lynn and Jim Cardinal (visited with us December 1st) emailed Monmouth this beautiful photograph taken on the patio surrounded by winter pansies and a butterfly still around at this late date! Larry Stewart our master gardner prepares our flower beds with year around blossoms. The rose gardens have been trimmed back to ready the plants for February blooming along with many of the bushes still flowering huge roses and budding flowers. December days at Monmouth have a welcoming and chilly winter feeling. Our gardens have blooming flowers, green grass , two sparkling ponds and decorations of the Holiday Season everywhere!

-Peggy Voss